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| large body of air in the lower troposphere that has similar characteristics throughout |
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| winter storm characterized by winds exceeding 56 kph, temps 27C or lower, and falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility |
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| boundary between an advancing cold air mass and the warm air mass it is displacing |
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| boundary that separates dissimilar air masses |
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| large, rotating storm of tropical origins and sustained winds of at least 119kph |
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| discharge of electricity from a thundercloud to the ground, to another cloud, or to another spot within the cloud itself |
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| study of processes that govern Earth's atmosphere |
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| front that is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and displaces it upward in an area of low pressure |
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| 1-5 scale to rate a hurricane's intensity and estimated property damage and flooding |
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| line of thunderstorms that occcurs ahead of a front, often preceded by strong winds |
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| compact expression of weather information for an area, including temperture, dew point, weather conditions, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure and cloud coverage |
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| boundary between two dissimilar air masses, neither of which is displacing the other, usually resulting in cloudy weather and mild temperatures |
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| rapid rise in water level along the coast as a hurricane or other tropical storm approaches |
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| very large, single-cell thunderstorm with particularly strong updrafts |
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| storm with rain, lightning, and thunder, sometimes hail and tornadoes |
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| violent, rotating column of air that extends down from dark clouds and moves overland in a narrow, destructive path |
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| boundary between an advancing warm air mass and the colder air it is displacing |
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| characteristic pattern or course of the weather that an area has over a long period of time |
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| conditions that determine the climate of an area, including but not limited to latitude, elevation, topography, and prevailing winds |
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